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Abstract

摘要

汉语中“词”的界定一直是个棘手的话题。本文从广受国内外学者关注的汉语关系从句的加工单位说起,综合多源证据,探讨汉语句子的基本分析单位是否是“词”的问题。文章首先基于前期汉语关系从句自定速阅读加工研究中的相关实验刺激材料,对比分析同一实验、同一研究、同类研究之间采用的加工单位情况;然后综合来自眼动实验、容错现象、自然语言处理、汉英构词对比等多个研究领域中的证据,进一步审视汉语句子基本单位的问题。最后,我们从语言学视角,梳理国内外学者对汉语中“字”、“词”看法的演变,认为可以将汉语句子单位纳入类型学视野下进行考量,探索更合理普适的解决方案,促进语言相关领域的研究。

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